<p><!--StartFragment--></p> <p><strong>WE MADE IT!!</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">On the 29^th September 3 soaked and exhausted mountain bike riders arrived at John O'Groats after a monster 19 day ride that took them 1200 miles from Lands End OFF-ROAD! </span></strong></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">This project was created by lead rider <span style="color: #000000;">Matt Legg-Bagg</span> after his <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">Dad was diagnosed with terminal <span style="color: #00ccff;">prostate cancer</span></span></strong> in February 2008. Pat Legg-Bagg was a proud father and the Backpedal Team were able to see this for themselves when they paid Matts parents a visit on day 2 of the ride. It was the last time Matt saw his Dad who passed away on 15^th September <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">aged just 62</span></strong>. <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Pat died peacefully in his sleep</strong>.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">We would like to <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">thank you</span></strong> for all your donations and kind words, and would encourage you to spread the word to <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">widen awareness</span></strong> for <strong><span style="color: #00ccff;">prostate cancer</span></strong>.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Backpedal Cancer <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>aim to raise &pound;20,000</strong></span> for <span style="color: #00b8ff;"><strong>The Prostate Cancer Charity</strong></span> which will help <span style="color: #00b8ff;"><strong>fund research</strong></span> into a <span style="color: #00b8ff;"><strong>cure</strong></span> and <span style="color: #00b8ff;"><strong>help</strong></span> those that already suffer with the illness.<br /><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>- One man dies every hour from prostate cancer<br />- The most common form of cancer in men in the UK<br />- 35,000 men diagnosed in UK each year</strong></span></p> <p>The Backpedal Team:</p> <p><br /><strong>Matt Legg-Bagg</strong> (England)</p> <p><strong>Sam Fowler </strong>(England)</p> <p><strong>Phil Reimer </strong>(Canada)</p> <p><strong>Adam McCraw </strong>(Canada) DNF</p> <p><strong>Leon Hollings</strong> (England) DNF</p> <p><strong>Tom Evans </strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">(England) Support Driver</span><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>Mike Elkington</strong> (England) Rode first 4 days then drove in support.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span><br />Please <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>check out</strong></span>......<br /><a href="http://www.backpedalcancer.com/" target="_blank">http://www.backpedalcancer.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=293771229561">http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=293771229561</a> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>(Please join!)</strong></span></p> <dl><dt><a href="http://www.youtube.com/backpedalcancer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.youtube.com/backpedalcancer</span></a></dt><dt> <br /> </dt><dt> ..... for <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>news, pictures and v</strong></span><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>ideos of how it went down!</strong></span></dt></dl> <p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span lang="en-US"><strong>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure</strong></span></span><span lang="en-US">. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to The Prostate-Cancer Charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate, that way we can raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></p> <p><br /><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>The Backpedal Team have suffered just a teeny bit compared with what 1000's of men in the UK go through. We really don't mind how big or small your donation is - it all helps. </strong></span><br />If you don't have money but feel like you could give us something else or would like to do a charity challenge of your own under the Backpedal name, <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>please get in touch</strong></span>. Email us <a href="mailto:info@backpedalcancer.com"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>info@backpedalcancer.com</strong></span></a></p> <p style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;"><br /><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Thanks for all your support. </strong></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;">You guys are amazing!</span></span></span><br />Matt, Adam, Leon, Mike, Sam and Phil</p>